New Nation, 3 February 1972

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    17 1 NEW NATION SINGAPORE Thursday evening, February 3, 1972 No. 319 Price 15 cents SINGAPORE THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 3
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    ON THE 'CHANGE
    146 1 Trading was slow and selective in the share market this morning. Generally, low-priced Issues were moving up. An early notable gain was made by Inchcape which went up from yesterday's $5.15 to $5.40 and then down to $5.25, making 10 cents at the last price. Inchcape loan
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    OUR ROADS
    13 1 Police reported 47 accidents yesterday. One was serious and one fatal.
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    Bumboat dispute
    64 1 Officials of the Singapore Lighter Owners' Association are meeting representatives of 400 striking bumboat men at the Labour Ministry this afternoon in an attempt to solve a wage dispute. The bumboat men walked ofT their Jobs yesterday after they were told that their case would be heard on
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    Games open
    23 1 LATE NEWS Tokyo, Thursday, Emperor Hirohito today opened the 11th winter Olympic Oames at Sapporo —the first ever held in Asia.
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    Lock icon IRISH FURY UNLEASHED
    571 1 British Embassy burnt to the ground Agence France Presse Dublin, Thursday A crowd of 25,000 Irish demonstrators burned the British Embassy to the ground as anger and emotion mounted at the shooting of civilians in Northern Ireland. The assault was led by three agile young men, who
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    Lock icon Devlin flat wrecked
    74 1 Agence France Presse London, Thursday.—lntruders broke Into and wrecked the London flat of Northern Ireland's fiery MP Miss Bernadette Devlin, last night. Miss Devlin, who two days ago assaulted the Home .Secretary, Mr. Reginald Maudllng, during a parliamentary debate on Ulster, was in Northern Ireland during the
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    A 17-foot poultry thief
    123 1 The mystery of the missing livestock at a Ponggol village has been solved with the trapping of a 17-foot python yesterday. The python with a 23inch girth and weighing 120 katis (about 160 lbs) was caught in a trap set a few days ago by a
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    Agong off to Johore
    59 1 Kuala Lumpur, Thurs.— The Yang di-Pertuan Agong and the Raja Permaisuri Agong left by special train this morning for Johore Bahru to begin a three-day visit to Johore. They will stop at Segamat and Kluang before going to Johore Bahru where an estimated 30,000 people are
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    Guilty plea in arms case
    59 1 Two Americans this morning pleaded guilty to a charge of unlawful possession of two rifles, two pistols and 437 rounds of ammunition at the Mitre Hotel In Kllllney Road on Jan. 26. Charles Robert Lanphear. 31, and Oregg Wlerman Lott. 28, will appear In the
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    US tanker missing
    25 1 New York, Thursday. An American tanker with 35 men on board was feared to have sunk in the Gulf of Mexico yesterday.
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    Lock icon Carrington warns of demo danger
    359 1 New Nation Foreign Service London. Thursday.—The government served notice yesterday that it will use British troops to break up a planned civil rights march in the Northern Ireland border town of Newry on Saturday. A similar marcn in Lon donderry last Sunday resulted in a
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    Edgar Snow 'very sick'
    49 1 Geneva Thursday. American author Edgar Snow, who wrote Red Star Over China and other books on the Chinese revolution, was reported last night to be seriously ill. Mr. Snow, 66, is a personal friend of Chairman Mao and the Chinese Prime Minister, Mr. Chou En-lal.
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    Lock icon Cairo blasts talks offer
    195 1 New Nation Foreign Service Cairo. Thursday.—Efeypt last night dismissed Israel's acceptance of the United States offer to mediate in negotiations for an agreement to re-open the Suez Canal, the Middle East News Agency reported. The agency quoted an official Egyptian source as saying that Israel's acceptance
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    Power failure in Toa Payoh
    48 1 Five block* of flats In Toa Payoh were hit by a three-hour power failure this morning, The Public Utilities Board engineers who went to the scene on receiving the report, traced the cause to a technical fault In the Toa Payoh sub- station.
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    Test star to play here
    161 1 World famous Indian batsman, Sunll Gavaskar. will show local fans his cricketing prowess at the Padang on Sunday. Gavaskar. who was acclaimed the best fieldsman for the Rest of the World XI in the recent Test series with Australia, will play for his visiting Cricket
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    Dept. fears outbreak of malaria
    294 2 Close check on mosquito breeding Officials of the Vector Control and Research Branch of the Public Health Division are closely watching the incidence of mosquito breeding in Singapore for fear of an outbreak of malaria. The latest Issue of the Singapore Public Health Bulletin says
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    Jailed for defamation
    42 2 Prague, Thursday. Jirl Lederer, an outspoken Czechoslovak liberal Journalist during the 1968 "Prague spring," was yesterday sentenced to two years' Imprisonment for "defaming a state of the world socialist system or Its representatives," the official Ceteka news agency reported.
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    YMCA trips
    48 2 The Chinese YMCA will organise a deep sea fishing trip to Pulau Sabaru on February 27 and a mountaineering trip to Mt. Ophlr from February 19 to 22. Both outings are open to members as well as nonmembers. Further information can be obtained by ringing *****.
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    Airline picks our beauties
    197 2 Our girls have done it again. Their charming smiles will be seen In the Jets of yet another international airline Cathay Pacific Airways. At the airline's offices in Robinson Road yesterday seven of the 12 successful applicants for the posts of flight stewardesses received a final
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    Band display
    28 2 The band of the Ist Battalion, Royal New Zealand Infantry Regiment will give a one-hour performance at the Botanic Gardens on February 13 at 5 p.m.
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    Only girl among the men...
    230 2 She may be the only girl taking part In an otherwise all-male seminar, but this doesn't trouble Miss Nancy Koh, 24 (above), one bit. The only reason for any nervousness is that it is her first seminar. "I am quite used to being the only
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    Property tax a record $6O million
    214 2 The Inland Revenue Department's collection of a record $6O million in property tax last year and the record is likely to stand for many years. The figure represents an increase of $l7 million or 40 per cent more than the collection for 1970. According
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    Interact Year
    47 2 An exhibition at the National Library to celebrate Interact Year 1971-72 will be declared open this afternoon at 4 p.m. On display will be posters showing various aspects of life in different countries including wood carvings from Indonesia. The exhibition will be on till Saturday.
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    Encore for the Duke
    176 2  -  By Violet Oon Duke Ellington and his orchestra took 3000 people for a stroll down memory lane last night at the National Theatre. For more than 1£ hours non-stop, the Duke brought to life many of the pieces that are so much a part of the
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    Colour ads do quick job
    244 2 Colour advertisements do strike home the message, according to a local housing developing company, Faber Union. After a two -week spurt of colour-splashing newspaper advertisements, 34 units of their houses in two estates were snatched up. The houses, all in various stages of construction, are
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    MSA inaugurates Saigon flight
    70 2 Malaysia-Singapore Airlines inauguarated its Sin-gapore-Saigon flight today A Boeing 737 Jet left Singapore Airport at 9.30 a.m. for the South Vietnamese capital. MSA announced that South Vietnam's Com- munications Minister. Mr. Tran Van Vien, and his wife will be among the inaugural guests arriving from Saigon
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    The UN and Singapore
    52 2 Dr. Seah Chee Meow, lecturer In political science at the University of Singapore, wil speak on The United Nations and Singapore at the Tlong Bahru Community Centre, Eu Chin Street, on Tuesday at 8 pjn. Those interested should ring ***** between 3 p.m. and 10 pjn.
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  • Page 2 Miscellaneous
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      174 2 EHQ Kuala Lumpur 33 22C Talpeh 20 13C Manila 31-20 C Naha 22-15 C Hong Kong 20 17C Seoul 1 minus 5C Tokyo 9- 6C Bangkok 33 23C London 7- 4C Paris 2 minus 3C Moscow 10 minus 17C New York 0 minus 1C Sydney 27-19 C Melbourne 34 25C
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      117 2 At the cinema Capitol: The Deadly Duo (Mand.)—l3o. 4, 6.45, 9.30 p.m. Cathay: Blind Terror—--1.30, 4, 6.30, 9.30 p.m. Globe: Faster Pussycat Kill Ki11—1.45. 4, 7, 9.15 p.m. Imperial: A Cause To Kill (Mand.)—2.ls, 7.15 9.30 p.m Juronr Drive-In: Birth of Life—7, 9.30 p.m. Pompeii—l.4s, 4, 6.30, 9.15 p.m. Odeon:
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    Lock icon Bihari clashes cause big troop casualties
    536 3 Corpses 'brutally mutilated* New Nation Foreign Service Dacca, Thursday Clashes in the Bihari district of Mirpur last Sunday may have caused more than 100 casualties among Bangla Desh troops and police, a Defence Ministry SDokesman said yesterday. Most of the dead and wounded were
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    Lock icon EEC to recognise Bangla Desh
    144 3 Reuter Luxembourg, Thursday.— The six members of the European Common Market agreed yesterday to give diplomatic recognition to Bangla Desh, a spokesman announced. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Davignon Committee, composed of high Foreign Ministry officials from France, Germany, Italy, Belgium,
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    New austerity moves by Egypt
    396 3 Cairo, Thursday—Egypt's cabinet last night announced more austerity measures, ranging from the abolition of a television channel to hikes in the prices of petrol and cement, as part of Its campaign to prepare the nation for the "inevitable battle" against Israel. The measures, which were
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    POWER PUNCH
    41 3 No quarter was given when Jason Harbison (51 lb) of Knoxville (right) and Jim Mullins (45 lb) of Morristown slugged it out during a special tiny tot weight division of the East Tennessee Golden Gloves Tournament in Knoxville, Tennessee.
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    Planes at Thai base grounded
    267 3 Bangkok, Thursday. All planes at the Thai American alrbase of Korat, north east of here, have been grounded after a US air force FlO5 jet fighter crashed and exploded a few seconds after taking off yesterday, informed sources said. The pilot an American was killed.
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    Lock icon New wildlife fund
    107 3 Reuter Berne, Thursday. The World Wildlife Fund yesterday announced the launching of a new conservation fund to purchase and preserve threatened wilderness areas rich in plant and animal life. The fund, opened with an initial donation of 1.5 million Swiss francs ($l.l million), will enable contributors to
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    Lock icon A call to ban foreign bases
    97 3 United Press International Manila, Thursday. The Philippine Constitutional Convention Committee on National Security yesterday recommended that no foreign military bases be allowed In the country. The recommendation was made in its final report following a series of public hearings and sessions with high-ranking military
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    Begum banned from Kashmir
    190 3 New Delhi, Thursday. The Kashmir State government has banned Begum Abdullah, wife of the former Kashmir Premier, Sheikh Abdullah, from entering the State for six months and arrested 20 people for taking part in secessionist activity. An official spokesman said the 20 were believed to be
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    Three killed
    32 3 Manila, Thursday. Three people were killed yesterday and 11 injured when a passenger bus plunged into a 300 ft. ravine in Bukldnon province, 579 miles (932 km) south of Manila.
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    Java air crash kills two, injures 7
    83 3 Jakarta, Thursday A four-engine DC6 aircraft with people on board crashed between Brebes and Tegal in central Java while on a flight from Jakarta to Singapore on Tuesday night. The Aniara news agency said yesterday that two passengers were killed, but that the
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    Lock icon Eight die as gang fights break out in prison
    248 3 United Press International Manila, Thursday.—Rival prison gangs clashed yesterday with improvised knives and darts at the overcrowded Philippine national penitentiary, leaving at least eight prisoners dead and 19 wounded, prison authorities reported today. The prison superintendent, Mr. Eleuterio ESiriquez, said the
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      4 3 The vanishing breedPage 9.
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    Adult version of the childhood cowboy
    614 4  -  CINEMA By Edgar Koh CATLOW starring Yul Brynner, Richard Crenna, Leonard NJaoy, Dallah Lavl. and Jo Ann Pfluf. This film, based on a Western pulp-lltera-ture best-seller, can best be described as an adult version of childhood cowboy-and-injun skirmishes. As with all grown-up attempts at
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    Shapely Mary obviously isn't a food addict...
    340 4 In rerson Conducted by Ruth Moses, Tel: *****1 SHYNESS was thrown overboard and no one went hungry at Mansflelds Sports Club's 23rd anniversary dinner and dance at the Ming Court. But Miss Mary Llm obviously isn't a food addict, not with that figure,
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  • THE VOICE OF THE PRESS
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      Nanyang Siang Pau
      332 4 What other newspapers are saying: ERA OF NEGOTIATIONS: From blockading and encircling China to President Nixon's announcement of his visit to China—this is a marked change in the US foreign policy. From "down with US imperialism and Its running-dogs" to treating the US President as a state
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      Sin Chew Jit Poh
      443 4 RUSES DRIVEN AS SPORTS CARS: A reader Wrote to us requesting us to appeal to the busdrivers not to drive their buses as if they were driving sportscars and not to treat the highways as racing circuit We commented editorially on December 28 last year on
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    Lock icon Holiday for all as giant takes a bride
    228 4 Reuter Brussels, Thursday.—The entire population of the West Belgium village of Roucourt took yesterday off for a special occasion the wedding of Fernand Bachelard, who claims to be the biggest man in the world. Scores of firecrackers went off in the streets
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    Lock icon Life for five Red guerrillas...
    114 4 Reuter Teheran, Thursday A military tribunal has sentenced five Communist guerrillas to life imprisonment, it was announced here last night. They were the last of a group of 23 people who appeared before the tribunal charged with anti-state activities, bank robbery, murder, illegal arms possession.
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    Jail death
    34 4 Bangkok, Thursday. Police authorities said yesterday that a police corporal accused of running guns to Communist insurgents hanged himself on Tuesday night in a district jail In the southern province of Yala.
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  • BEHIND THE NEWS
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      ASPAC likely casualty of China's entry into UN
      567 5  -  From Anthony Haas ASiA A iikely casualty of China's admission to the United Nations is the non United Nations ninefnation political forum, ASPAC. The' Asian and Pacific Council includes Taiwan. The council also gives some of the developing countries of South East
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      Lock icon A 'better life' budget for the Japanese
      579 5  -  From Sam Jameson Los Angeles Times JAPAN The government of Prime Minister, Mr. Eisaku Sato, has drawn up a budget and an investment programme, which if they achieve their aims, will create a better life at home and fewer economic abrasions abroad. The
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      US seeks home-ports in Greece for 6th Fleet
      454 5  -  From Michael Getler AMERICA The Nixon Administration is expected to begin negotiations with Greece soon leading to the use of Greek ports as home for at least a dozen US warships. The move, which is certain to revive political controversy in the
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      Lock icon Planning this year's flashpoints
      931 5  -  Hanoi's military brass are staying busy... From George McArthur Los Angeles Times INDOCHINA With major North Vietnamese subordinate commands, operating from the Plain of Jars in Laos to the Elephant Mountains 600 miles to the south in Cambodia, it is evident that Hanoi's military brass are
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      18 5 SEX and the MARRIED WOMAN this mont v A 1 J J PLUS A GREAT PERFUME BARGAIN OFFER
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      76 5 this Chinese New\fear shop at Modem Interiors for tnetrendiest selection of top quality furnishing materials "4 1 u A" Vi M* 5?5 is? Sv 2 J <h 2* Si J 1 I I 1 1 fumshing materials from Modem Interiors make excellent impression year after year 142 Market Street, Car
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  • NUMISMATICS
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      Exhibition at the Conference Hall on Saturday...
      261 6 This Educational Broadsheet waa prepared by New Nation staff, with aoknowledgeaients to the Director of the National Museum and to Mr. K. P. Pak Educational |broadsheet< Many of the coins mentioned here will be on display at the Singapore Numismatic E x h
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      Coins tell the story of days long gone...
      1664 6 IT ALL STARTED IN CHINA MORE THAN 3500 YEARS AGO Coins .have provided for mankind the most common and constant medium of exchange for goods and services, and they are therefore a commentary sometimes the only one to survive—on the economic and
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      China money-from cowrie shells to ghost-face coins to holes
      991 6 THE EMPRESS PUT HER HAIL MARK OH THE MOULD—AHD THIS RECAME THE 'HEW MOOR' Like many other early civilisations, the Chinese first used cowrie shells as money late in the Shang Dynasty (1766-1122 BC). Cowrie shells are not found on China's
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      Coins used in Singapore since 1819
      149 7 When modern Singapore was founded in 1819, the principal silver coins used by traders were the Mexican or Spanish dollar (8 reales or "pieces of eight") and the Dutch 3-gulden, at the top of our pyramid. Beneath them are the Hong Kong dollar, the
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      A look at the coins of modern Singapore
      1801 7 A LESSON IN THE APPLICATION OF NUMISMATICS TO HISTORY The coinage of modern Singapore since Its foundation In 1819 Is an objectlesson In the application of numismatics to history. Raffles founded modern Singapore In 1819 to serve as a trading station for
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      When they issued a $5,000,000 note in China...
      201 7 Banknotes are another branch of numismatics, and the two illustrated here are of special interest. One is a $50 note issued by The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation in Peking in 1922 (above). Foreign banks began issuing Western-type notes in China in
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      World currency systems...
      380 7 World Currency Systems. The following countries, besides Singapore, follow the 100 cents=l dollar system: Australia, Bahamas, Bermuda, Brunei, Canada, Fiji, Guyana, Hongkong, Jamaica, Liberia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Rhodesia, Trindad and USA. Another set of countries adopt the 100 centavos or centesimos—l peso: Argentina, Bolivia, Columbia, Cuba, Dominican
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      For further reading...
      120 7 Recommended for further reading: Coins of the World 1750 1850, by William D. Craig (second edition), 1971. A Catalogue of Modern Coins 1850—1964, by RA Yeoman, (ninth edition), 1971. Coins and coinages of the Straits Settlements and British Malaya. 1786 to 1951, by F. Pridmore, Singapore, Govt.
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    Looking for a solution to water shortage
    453 8 News of a possible water crisis later this year must have evoked laments in many quarters. Memories are still fresh of the efforts to save water for the greater part of last year when stocks in our reservoirs fell to dangerously low levels.
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    Birendra's problems
    107 8 rYTYTFY^rTV^TTY^ ijljiv by ISPY Crown Prince Blrendra, who at 26 succeeds King Mahendra to the throne of Nepal, has gone through a very special programme of education In several countries to fit him for his duties. He finished up with military training with Israeli Instructors who work with
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    Cause for hope, a flicker at least, in the quest for a Vietnam solution
    807 8  -  SHIRI MULGAOKAR There is the expected chorus of denunciation from communist capitals of the Nixon proposals for a negotiated end to the war in Vietnam. Hanoi says the differences between the two sides are as between
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  • Letters
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      Unfair pay scales
      386 8 Should not all officers suffering losses be given an option to remain on their existing pay instead of forcing a re-structured salary and scale on them? My relation, a bachelor due for marriage in 10 months, opfted in December 1968 to remain on his old salary scale
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      Give more bus details
      75 8  -  KOH LIAN HWI Ac. Registrar of Vehicles, Singapore 7. Mr. S.G. Samy (NN, Jan. 19) has alleged that the bus crew of ABC Service No. 50 have been Irresponsible and Impatient in their attitude towards bus commuters. I would appreciate if the writer could let my
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      Quit threat to AUPE
      103 8 I fully agree with what C.A. mentioned in his letter, Asking AUPE for Re ply (NN, Jan, 26). I am also a clerical assistant in a government department, and a member of the AUPE. It seems that the AUPE is more interested in collecting union subscriptions
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      Play-field up on the plan
      112 8  -  LIM PEK HONG (MISS) Public Relations Officer, Housing Development Board, Singapore, 2 I refer to the letter by Young Mother (NN, Jan. 26) who has recently pur- chased a point block flat in Moulmeln Road. The Housing and Development Board has already planned to build
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      Thanks from Pauline
      96 8  -  PAULINE NEO I will be grateful if you could kindly convey my thanks to the authorities and all concerned who offered employment to my brother, who is dumb and about whom I wrote to you on Jan. 10. He is now employed by the Housing and Development
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      How to be happy
      165 8  -  IGNATIUS N. SUMBOO I would like to congratulate Dr. Nalla Tan on her most realistic article, Yesmanship has Become an Art (NN, Jan. 10). As a retired man of 65 years who spent 40 years in public service I have gone through the School of Hard
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      More details required
      53 8  -  LIM PEK HONG (Miss) Public Relations Officer. Housing: Development Board. Singapore. 2 I refer to the letter bv Tan Ah Chap (NN, Jan. 25) regarding mail lost from letter-boxes. Could the writer please give further details to the Estates Officer of the Stirling Area Office at 1.
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      Dust clouds in estate
      154 8 It's almost a year since it was announced that the asphalt factory at Cheng San Road would be reslted. To date nothing has been done. Activity has been intensified recently to such a pitch that for the past few weeks clouds of thick asphalt dust have
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      32 8 v Si v\ S > V V ft v> v Vv V\ i iS sXY. 1 X > Q2fe6r4&&fiiir sUra& •9771BGJWVBM&cr--1984-OVAE mYTHIs xm 1 THE END OF THE ERA OF —Spiro Agn.w, Jan. 197^
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  • THE VANISHING BREED
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      Urbanisation has killed off many species
      466 9 By a Staff Writer On a clear day when cars are packed bum-per-to-bumper along Serangoon Road, a thin bluish haze blankets this busy thoroughfare. It is doubtful that the carbon monoxide presents much of a threat to wildlife in the area for the simple
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      An age-old sport on the decline
      690 9  -  PART THREE OF A NEW NATION STUDY ON WILDLIFE By Edgar Koh The game, of course, is as old as man and his hunting days. It's called finding a scapegoat. Our local hunters, like their counterparts in other countries, become Indignant at any mention
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      Lock icon Hunters say they are the chief benefactors of wildlife
      1585 9  -  From Lupi Saldana Los Angeles Times "Sports hunting is not a sport it's fun killing. Once man killed for survival to eat, to feed his family. Today hunting is pretty much perverted. All it amounts to is killing and it isn't
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  • BUSINESS AND FINANCE
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      Lock icon US: Stocks pick up in heavy trading
      266 10 United Press International New York, Thursday Stocks strengthened in heavy trading on the exchange here yesterday with gains registered in both glamour stocks and lowerpriced Issues. Analysts said the strength in the lower-priced Issues indicated the public has returned to the market. Mr.
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      WALL ST.
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      BRIEFS
      315 10 Miss Virginia Teoh has been appointed public relations assistant of British Petroleum in Singapore and Malaysia. Miss Teoh has been a lecturer at the Tunku Abdul Rahman College in Kuala Lumpur for a brief period. She has a sound background of market research, marketing and public relations, which she
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      Singapore share market
      515 10  -  SUPPORT FOR INDUSTRIALS By S.V. Suppiah Optimistically, attention was focused mainly on certain industrial counters yesterday. However, there was thin trading in other sections as well. Marginal gains were somewhat well spread out, and small declines formed only a minority. A total turnover of 2.2 million was
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    • Business Abroad
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        Gold soars, dollar comes under fiercest pressure
        252 10 LONDON, Thurs. The US dollar yesterday came under the fiercest pressure on the world's foreign exchange markets since its December devaluation, while the price of gold soared. Dealers here said that the fresh speculation resulted from gold's rapid climb on European bullion markets.
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        JOINT TEAM FOR SARAWAK
        73 10 KUCHING: A joint Bri-tish-Danish team will carry out a feasibility study into the proposed development of a 2.4 million acre area in Sarawak's Fourth Division, Deputy Chief Minister"! Mr. Stephen Yong said yes- terday. He said before leaving fpr Kuala Lumpur to attend the current Parliament
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        $28M WATER SCHEME
        51 10 DAR ES SALAAM: President Julius Nyerere laid the» foundation stone yesterday for a £3.6 million ($2B mil-* lion) irrigation scheme jointly financed by Tanza--nia and China. The projects include lrri-' gatlon canals and furrows to£ ive arable capacity to--8000 acres of land and a 30l kilowatt power
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        DROP IN UK EXPORTS
        47 10 LONDON: Britain's ex-* ports to China dropped by* more than £l6 million.' ($118.4 million) during 1971* compared with the previous" year. 1 The Sino-British trade council reported that British exports totalled 28.31 million during 1971, against* £44.5 million in the pre-! vious year.
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      Lock icon UK share markets close steady
      188 10 Reuter London, Thursday The market closed steady after erasing earlier losses following the British gold and currency reserves increase. Sources said trading was rather quiet. At 3 p.m. The Financial Times index was up 0.8 at 491.8. Gold shares closed very firm with most issues
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      Growing world market for wigs and toupees
      573 10  -  By Bharathi Mohan There are about 22 million bald headed people in the United States. One out of every six men in Canada are without hair on their heads. More Singaporeans are showing less hair on their heads than they did 20 years
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      Greek carrier to cash in on tourist traffic through S'pore
      227 10 Aiming to promote the "Tourist trade" on the Europe-Asia routes is Olympic Airways, which recently opened an office in Singapore. The airways decided on Singapore for its regional offices after a market survey last year showed it to be strategically
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      FLOW OF MORE FUNDS TO ASIA FORECAST
      211 10 Singapore will see the growth of the Asian Dollar Market reach the stature that the off-shore currency unit has achieved in London and New York. This was stated by Mr. Edward L. Palmer, chairman of the Executive Committee of the First National City
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      118 10 Special New Year Offer 4 -v A 'hmdHm mmm x niflfrn <A& *Sg&wi Ssfeiaa This magnificent cookery book, The Cooking of China; for only $l2 and three consecutive coupons from New Nation. Superbly illustrated with dozens of colour pictures, The Cooking of China is usually sold at a much higher
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      High stepping fashion
      505 11  -  FEET FIRMLY PUNTED ON NEW SOLES Presented by Mary Lee Keeping in step with today's fashions? If you are, you'll have adopted a new style of walking. Gone are the days when you could tread lightly on your toes, swinging freely along in your minis. Such carefree
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      Washing away natural germ killers in skin
      449 11 J When I was at medical school one of my fellow students was ragged unmercifully as his father had written a letter to, I think, the British Medical Journal saying that we all bathed too much. This crusty old clinician made the point
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    Caddies fight it out for the title
    1266 12 €EI up X- tV/TH V\0 vV kNs 'a There Is a great deal of speculation at the moment as to who will be the Caddie champion for the year 1972 at the Singapore Island Country Club new course on Sunday. Who will be
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    Sports letter
    110 12  -  HENRY TAN Sports Secretary, Kaki Bukit Secondary School, With reference to your report in the Sports Page of the New Nation on Tuesday, Ist February 1972 entitled, "Over-aged players: Two schools face suspension" I hasten to submit the following to correct a grossly unfair and irresponsible report. It
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    Henning in the lead
    48 12 Port Elizabeth, Thursday —South African Harold Henning took the first round lead in the inter* national classic golf tournament here yesterday with a nine-under-par 65. He equalled the course record set up two years ago by Britain's Peter Oosterhuis, who yesterday returned a 72.
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      818 12 r** wi i •JUL GENTS HAIRDRESSING FOR GENTLEMKNS' HAIRCUT* TING, head massage, facial, manicure. Goldhill Salon, 191, Thomson Rood, Gotdhill Shopping Centre *****3 Singapore. SHM7 MORRIS MINOR, foam white, red upholstery missing from Ruby Theatre carpark. If seen, please ring *****, Singapore. Mr. Toy. MISCELLANEOUS GENERAL SPRAT-PAINTING, repair refrigerator at
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      877 12 NOTICE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that I, SIM SIEN TONG of No. 443 Tanjong Kotong Singapore 15, have applied for a Retail Shop licence in respect of premises No. 443 Tanjong Katong Road (SIN AIK PROVISION STORE), Singapore, and that this application will be heard in the Court of the
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      423 12 NEW NATION CROSSWORD 10 Searches Into. 11 Firm. 12 Pence step. 13 Garson, actress. 15 Bristly. 20 Sign on some merchandise: 2 words. 23 Indians. 24 Mark over a vowel. 25 Writes hastily. 28 "—to the Marines.": 1 words. 31 European Theater of Operations: Abbr. 33 English letter. 34 Cowboy's
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    Probable starters for Ipoh this weekend
    2428 13 SATURDAY CLASS 5 DIV 1 8JF ($6500 $4550 TO WINNER) 9 ***** DOBRA XI a (Rover) Heddle 8 9.00 a ***** INDIAN Bmia i a (Net) Bougoure 4 8.13 ***** CAESAR a (Star) Jaafar 8 8.10 ***** SETIA KAWAN a (T and T> Teh
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    Tulloh's pair shine
    280 13 Ipoh, Thursday Box Office IV(Harbridge) and .Kind Heart (Kingston) did a splendid trial on a good track at Ipoh this morning. Breaking from the 4f, the two stablemates steadily gathered speed to run the last 3f In 37 3/5, with Box Office striding out better at the
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    Estate Development II looks best for Teh
    1054 13 Blue Peter's stable round-up Ipoh, Thursday Penang trainer Teh Choon Beng has entered a powerful team of 24 horses for the Perak Turf Club February meeting and looks set for a gala meeting. The pick of his team is Estate Development IL This
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    Scratchings and barrier draw
    543 13 SCRATCHING 8 SATURDAY RACE ONE: Ml. Clam 5 Dir. 3—sVif: Kidnapper: Hli HIfhDCK, Richard, Raulette 11. Emergency acceptor: Achillean (17). RACE TWO: 3.95. Claw 5 Dir. 2—sVif Chine Dynasty. Emergency accepter*: Chen Li Chn U (17). Grand Gent (18). Bat Masterson (1»), My Plearan (W). RACE
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    A treat to local cricket fans
    255 13 Sunil Gavaskar, one of the world's top batsmen, will be with the Cricket Club of India XI to meet Singapore Cricket Club in a one-day match on the padang on Sunday. Besides Gavaskar are three aristocrats, princes Mahipendra Singh, a righthand leg breaker and
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      468 13 CJE3 Cat i>M| latttl lims NEW NATION J THURSDAY MONEYWORDS 'W', Cat tat Ml yia witt attar catatas. Ptstiif iastraetiaas well ktlaw. (Mr./ Mrs /Mils). Cut anng flitted lims CLUES FOR W-4 1. Yon may need lats af 4. The greatest number or pttiiiKt ta |tt quantity. photograph of one.
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      Father's gift opens a new career
      293 14 When Shanghaiborn Ling Ching Heng came to Rome from Hong Kong to study piano at the Santa Cecilia academy in 1960 her father was worried. How would she get used to eating all that strange foreign food? Where could she see her fellow countrymen?
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      TALKING POINT
      50 14 AH FOOK: Since so many countries have recognised Ban g 1 a Desh, I can't see any reason for the delay by our government. MEI LIN: Why must you always want to rush? This is a complex foreign policy matter which I am afraid you don't quite understand.
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      EYE OUT FOR A CHECK MATE
      58 14 If you're a chess lover you've something in common with today's Back Page girl—--20-year-old Jacqueline Han. Jacqueline says chess, painting and reading are her favourite pastimes. And for' more active fun she likes to bowl. Jacqueline, a bank cashier, is another beauty contest winner.
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      The eyes of justice were disclosed
      130 14 A police Inspector yesterday said he will ask for the review of a case Involving dismissal of charges against a man accused of selling liquor without a licence because the Melbourne magistrate healing the case fell asleep. Inspector Philip Bennet told the magistrate: "With
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      WHEN GOLD GETS INTO YOU...
      245 14 Forty pieces of gold were the downfall of farmer's wife Vesela Zivkov, 47, of Derinja in Yugoslavia. Her trouble started with a guided tour to Vienna. It was Vesela's first trip abroad, and what fascinated her most about Vienna was that she was able to
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      TODAY...
      105 14 Today is Thursday, February 3, the 34th day of 1972 with 332 to follow. THE MOON: Between its full phase and last quarter. THE MORNING STARS: Mercury and Jupiter. THE EVENING STARS: Venus, Mars and Saturn. Those born on this date are under the sign of Aqua rius. ON
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      148 14 You deserve a prize if you choose a professional camera like this mm i s .Zt.JL V /c -0, oxi NEW CHYMPUS FTL The camera with the full open light measurement system This is a professional camera. Through the view-finder you see what the film sees. To shoot you just
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      450 14 5 Siigapore 3.00 Opening and Where the Heart Is 3.20 Persembahan Ku, featuring: Hani Jamal (Rpt) 3.30 It's Happening In Singapore (C—Rpt) 3.50 Housewives' Matinee Courting Before Marriage (Cantonese, Pt. 2) 4.50 Close 6.00 Opening and Dr. Who—The Savages 6.30 News In Brief 6.35 What Others Say (C) 6.55 Fury—Nature's
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      23 14 SHORT RIBS By Frank O'Neal H 1 1 3* **y /wtKri N&Jf? rrk step i m l»5 W l? SNIFFY by George Fett
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      362 14 Trust your star in your approach to your work at this time, the sooner you will be able to move on to greener fields. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23Dec. 22) Stagnant business matters begin to show signs of life at this time. You can keep things moving even as you shelve them
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